The Lion The federal government shut down for 43 days – and school systems were largely unaffected, Education Secretary Linda McMahon says in a new video.
“Flights were delayed. SNAP benefits ran dry. Small-business and housing loans were frozen, but one major component of life for American families went virtually unaffected –education,” McMahon says in the video, posted on her X account.
Even with 90% of the Department of Education furloughed, “schools stayed open. Students went to class. Teachers got paid,” which leads to a question.
“If 90% of an agency supposedly governing education can disappear for weeks without disrupting education, do we really need it at all?”
On Tuesday, the department announced the next phase of its plan to scale back, moving major areas and initiatives to other federal agencies.
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